On October 29, Petrobras announced a third oil-bearing layer at its Morpho well in block FZA-M-59 in the Foz do Amazonas basin, the third oil find at the same well after results in August and early October, and said drilling and geological data collection are complete. The well lies about 175 km off the coast of Amapá, with a planned final depth of about 7,237 m measured from the sea surface, and drilling began on October 20, 2025. Petrobras has not disclosed reserves, but Brazil's government energy research agency EPE estimates the northwest of the basin holds about 6.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent recoverable, with total potential of up to 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Petrobras will not produce from Morpho immediately and plans to drill three more wells in the area to assess whether commercial production is viable.
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